For many of the Coyotes faithful, this felt like a rematch of Game 7, a chance to erase the disappointment that plagued the fan base earlier this year when the Red Wings ended the Coyotes' playoff hopes and magical season.

But another opportunity at the Stanley Cup wasn't at stake during Saturday's game, just two points. Unfortunately for the Coyotes, they couldn't snatch that up, losing 2-1 to the Red Wings in overtime after taking eight penalties, three of which came in the extra frame.

"We definitely wanted to beat them, there's no doubt about it," captain Shane Doan said. " . . . I didn't like the way it ended, but obviously we can't take that many penalties."

A tripping call to Ed Jovanovksi followed by an interference call to Adrian Aucoin and a roughing minor to Keith Yandle kept the Coyotes at a 4-on-3 disadvantage for much of overtime. With 16 seconds left, Niklas Kronwall broke the tie.

"You're tempting fate too hard," coach Dave Tippett said. "Detroit's had one of the top power plays for the last 10, 15 years in the league, and we just keep handing them power plays."

The string of penalties prevented the Coyotes from corralling any sort of momentum. It also deterred them from getting that little bit of revenge they've been stewing over all summer long.

"We weren't happy with the way it ended last (season) in the playoffs, but we can't sit here every single game and lull over that," Derek Morris said. "We've got to move on and worry about getting where we wanna go and simplify a few things in our game."